Falcon 9 - Wikipedia
In 2020, it became the first commercial rocket to launch humans to orbit. [15] The Falcon 9 has an exceptional safety record, [16][17][18] with 428 successful launches, two in-flight failures, one partial failure and one pre-flight destruction. It is the most-launched American orbital rocket in history. The rocket has two stages.
Falcon 9 - SpaceX
Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket.
SpaceX rocket launch recap: Live updates from Starlink mission …
2 days ago · Live updates from Monday afternoon’s SpaceX Starlink 12-7 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight
Jan 15, 2025 · Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments ...
SpaceX launches 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 (video) | Space
Jan 4, 2025 · SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 as it sent the Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday (Jan. 3).
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches - Wikipedia
In December 2015, Falcon 9 became the first rocket to land propulsively after delivering a payload into orbit. [3] This reusability results in significantly reduced launch costs, as the cost of the first stage constitutes the majority of the cost of a new rocket. [4][5] Falcon family boosters have successfully landed 401 times in 413 attempts.
Falcon 9 Vehicle Overview - RocketLaunch.org
The Falcon 9, developed by SpaceX, is a partially reusable medium-lift launch vehicle primarily used for transporting cargo and crew to Earth orbit. It made history in 2020 as the first commercial rocket to launch humans to orbit and remains the only U.S. rocket certified for this purpose.
Falcon Heavy - SpaceX
Falcon Heavy is composed of three reusable Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. As one of the world’s most powerful operational rockets, Falcon Heavy can lift nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lbs) to orbit.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust - Wikipedia
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (also known as Falcon 9 v1.2) is a partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle [a] designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. It is the third major version of the Falcon 9 family, designed starting in 2014, with its first launch operations in December 2015.
SpaceX's Falcon 9: Rocket for the Dragon | Space
Apr 27, 2022 · The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is the vehicle that brings satellites, Dragon cargo spacecraft and Crew Dragon spacecraft to orbit.